A 50-acre brush fire in Santa Clarita led to an evacuation, then a shelter-in-place order, for visitors to Six Flags Magic Mountain on Sunday afternoon, causing confusion and frayed nerves for some park-goers. Both the Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor sections of the park were closed at 4 p.m., about five hours early, to keep…
SANTA ANA – A 53-year-old man was found fatally shot in the driveway of a home in Santa Ana early Sunday, police said. Officers sent to the scene at 3:45 a.m. found the man lying in the driveway in the 1000 Block of South Austin Street with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. He…
GARDEN GROVE – One person was killed in a fiery crash early Sunday after a big rig tried to avoid hitting a wrecked Honda sitting in the slow lane of the eastbound 22 Freeway in Garden Grove. The driver of the car, a 26-year-old man from Irvine, was arrested in on suspicion of DUI, said…
There is hubris and there is kindness and when the two collide, the destruction can be devastating. But never count out a woman who grew up with immigrant parents in a small town in Nebraska. Kristina Dodge didn’t just live the high life. She lived the highest life. Dodge and her banker husband, Larry, rented…
Are local renters getting antsy to leave town? According to a study by Apartment List, 38% of Los Angeles and Orange Counties searches involved locals looking at units out of the two-county region. Only seven of the 25 metro areas studied had a higher level of out-of-town searches. To be fair, searches do not mean…
The lifeguard tower being built Saturday on Bruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach is not just another oceanfront lookout. The tower, erected as part of that beach’s World Oceans Day activities, could part of the solution to the scourge of plastic pollution, a large portion of which ends up in the ocean. That’s because the structure…
The sun was rising over the Mojave Desert as crews prepared to demonstrate a devastating new weapon in the war among man, bird and reptile. Standing on a windswept plain, a group of government and utility officials locked their eyes on a drone as it hovered beside a twisted Joshua tree. As the…
FULLERTON — A convicted bank robber injured in an explosion on Harbor Boulevard last month in Fullerton was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on charges of possession of destructive devices. Tim Beck, 59, was charged May 31 with two counts of possession of a destructive device and two counts of reckless or malicious possession of…
Michigan vs UCLA Bruins during a NCAA Super Regional Baseball Game at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday, June 08, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Jack Ralston #19 of UCLA Bruins walks off the mound at the end of the second inning after giving up a two run home run against Michigan of a NCAA Super…
The coast is cleaner, thanks to thousands of volunteers who hit the sand Saturday, June 8, for World Oceans Day. Beach cleanups and gatherings were held at several Orange County beaches, including Huntington State Beach, where an estimated 200 volunteers joined an event organized by Orange County Coastkeeper. Hudson Haskell, 2, is all geared up…
